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Ratan Tata's full name is Ratan Naval Tata

Ratan Tata is the great-grandson of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of Tata Group

Ratan Tata is the son of Naval Tata who was the adopted by Ratanji Tata from a distant relative

In the year 1991, J. R. D. Tata named Ratan Tata as the Chairman of Tata Sons

Under his leadership, Tata Group went through a great expansion as Tata Tea acquired Tetley, Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover etc.

Ratan Tata stepped down as the Chairman in 2012, though, he is still the Chairman of the charitable trust of Tata Group

Ratan Tata is a member of Harvard Business India Advisory Board (IAB)

He is the Chairman of Emeritus of Tata Sons

Ratan Tata has invested his money in many companies like Ola Cabs, Paytm, Snapdeal etc.

In the year 2000, Ratan Tata was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India

In 2008, Ratan Tata was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India

In 2010, he was awarded as the Business Leader of the Year by The Asian Awards

Ratan Tata has been awarded many honorary degrees from several global universities.

Has a good collection of cars

Ratan naval Tata is highly fond of cars. He has a wonderful collection of high-end cars including Ferrari California, Cadillac XLR, Land Rover Freelander, Chrysler Sebring, Honda Civic, Mercedes Benz S-Class, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes Benz 500 SL, Jaguar F-Type, Jaguar XF-R, and some others.

Ratan Tata is a skilled pilot

Ratan Tata loves flights and flying. He is a skilled pilot. Ratan Tata was the first Indian to pilot F-16 Falcon in 2007.

Donated $50 million to Harvard Business School

In 2010, Ratan Tata pooled up a sum of $50 million to construct an executive centre for the Harvard Business School from where he received his collegiate education. The hall was named Tata Hall.

Ratan tata leadership grew the Group’s revenues phenomenally

Under his able leadership, the revenues of the Tata Group grew more than 40 times. The profits abounded by over 50 times. The company that made only $5.7 billion in 1991 made around $103 billion in 2016.